A weblog about Matsuo Basho, a haiku master, and his haiku. On this weblog you can read several items about Basho's haiku and in every item I (Chèvrefeuille, a haiku poet) will write an own haiku inspired on the one by Basho.

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Welcome at Carpe Diem, the place to be if you like to write and share haiku. Carpe Diem is a warm family of haiku loving people. It's the place for all those who like haiku, senryu, tanka, kyoka and other Japanese poetry forms.

Let me introduce myself to you:I am 50 yrs, married with childeren. I am working as an oncology nurse in a local hospital. I write haiku since the late eighties and have published two bundles of haiku. In 2005 I wrote (composed) my first English haiku and with that haiku I became a wellknown International haiku poet. In 2011 ten (10) haiku written by me were included in a worldwide anthology 'Spasms of Light'. I write under the pseudonym Chèvrefeuille, which means Honeysuckle. My rolemodel is Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), a haiku master.In October 2012 I started a daily haiku meme Carpe Diem Haiku Kai and it became a worldwide success. I thank God that He has made me who I am now, your host at Carpe Diem.